WWYW #31 Segment 1: The Future of the WPEA

During the last session of the 2009-2010 Congress, an undemocratic senatorial process known as a "secret hold" -- a procedure that allows a lone senator to anonymously block legislation -- was used to kill the popular Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA). In response to this action, GAP has worked with the NPR show On The Media to identify the senator who placed the secret hold, as well as to quickly reintroduce the legislation in Congress. This panel discusses exactly what happened to the bill, the campaign to find the secret senator, and how the WPEA would help to root out waste and benefit taxpayers by empowering whistleblowers to report fraud.

Guests include:

Tom Devine, Legal Director at the Government Accountability Project

Pete Sepp, Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayers Union

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Whistle Where You Work
• whistleblower protection act
• WPEA
• transparency
• open government
• national taxpayers union